Hi all!

I'm writing a Perl/Gtk program that basically works this way:

  • 1. The user clicks a "Get" button
  • 2. An external pogram is launched that (hopefully) writes a text file in /tmp
  • 3. The textfile is displayed in a textbox

    This is working perfectly. What I want to do now is to add a statusbar that says "Please select an option" when the program is launched and changes to "Please wait..." when the "Get" button is clicked. My current problem is that the "Please wait..." message isn't displayed until the wait is over. :-(

    Part of the code looks like: 

    $statusbar = new Gtk::Statusbar();
$vbox->pack_start( $statusbar, $true, $true, 0 );
$statusbar->push( $context_id, "Please select an option" );
$statusbar->show();

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    and the callback for the clicked button: 
    sub GetButtonClicked
{
my $infostring = "Please wait...";
$statusbar->push( $context_id, $infostring);
$statusbar->show();
ContactFromDevice();
LoadFileToText();
}

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    Very grateful for some help.

    In reply to Statusbar in Perl/Gtk by ciryon

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